Metallic running-board saddle for railway-cars.



y l o. J. NASH. METALLIC RUNNING BOARD SADDLEFOR RAILWAY GARS.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

.APPLIGATION FILED NOV. 5, 1909.

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CHARLES 3'. NASH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,-ASSIGNOR TO W. H. MINER COMPANY, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A COR'PORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

METALLIC RUNNING-BOARD SADDLE FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

Specification of Letters Fatent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

Application filed November 5, 19GB. Serial No. 526,325.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. NASH, a citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Metallic Running-Board Saddies for Railway-Cars, of which the follow ing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in metallic running board saddles for railway l cars, and more particularly to improvements Fig. 1.

upon the ruiming board saddles forming the subject of theFowler patent 859288 of July 9, 1907, and the Miner patent 891354 of June 23, 1908. j

My invention consists in a metallic running board saddle comprising a lower member having a base or bottom fiange adapted to fit the sloping sides of the car roof at the peak or crown,and provided with a straight flange or top to receive and support the running boards, and a removable top or clamp member adapted to fit over and embrace the j running boards, the top and bottom members havinginterfitting fasteners or locking devices` for removably securing them together.

My invention also consists in ,the novel .construction of parts and devices and in the novel combinations `of parts and devices herein shown and described and more particularly specified in the claims.

j Inthe accompanying drawing )forming a part of this specification, Figure (l is a plan view of a car `roof provided with. running `board saddles embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 2-2 of Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of the bottom member of the running board saddle.

` Figs. t and 5 `are vertical cross sections on lines 414-4@ and `5 5 of Fig. 2, respectively.

`In the drawing, A represents a car roof having the customary sides a and peak or crown al at the center or longitudinal middle of the car roof andridge pole A1. i

B is the lower or base member of my me- A tallic running board saddle, the same having a converging bottom plate or flange b shaped to fit the sloping sides of the car roof at the Crown or central portion thereof. The base plate or flange b is furnished with lugs b1 `having openings b2 therein to receive the screws b3 by which the metallic running board is secured to the car roof. The lower `or base member B ofthe running board saddle is also furnished with a straight or dat top plate or flange ZY* to receive and support the planks C of the running board, and preferably also with upwardly projecting transverse flanges b5 to confine the running board planks at their edges and to separate them individually from each other. These transverse, board conlining flanges b5 which project upwardly between the running board planks are also provided with a longitudinal slot o6 to receive the upright web d of the upper or clamping member D of the ruiming board saddle. The lower member B is also provided at its ends with registering slots or recesses F27 to receive the correspondingldepending webs cl2 of the upper member D. The lower or base member B of the saddle is also provided at its ends with projecting` fastener lugs bs b9. The fastener lugs bs at one end are preferably furnished with an integral cross pin b1, while those at the opposite end b9 are furnished with holes Z211 to receive a. removable connecting bolt bm. At its middie the lower or base member B of the saddle The upper or clamp member D of the run` ning board saddle is preferably T shaped in cross section, its upright flange CZ fitting between the adjacent ends of the ruiming board planks and its horizontal flanges d1 overlapping the ends of the running board planks C, which are preferably furnished with cut-away portions C1 at the ends so that the upper surface of the running board planks will be flush with the upper surface of the top member D of the metallic saddle.

The upper or clamping member D of my running board saddle is furnished at its ends with a depending locking or registering flange Z2 which fits in the corresponding registering slot bl of the lower member B,

and with a hook or curved locking lip cl3 adapted to fit between the fastener lugs b of the lower member and under the integral cross pin Z919 which connects said fastener lugs bs. The removable member D at its other end is provided with a corresponding Btl depending registering web or flangedFL to fit in the slot 07 at this end of the lower member B and with a fastener lug or eye d* which fits between the fastener lugs b9 of the lower member and through which the connecting bolt Z212 is inserted to securely and rigidly connect the two members B, D of the running board saddle together. The fastener lugs bs and integral cross pin 51 at one end of the base member B together form a fastener slot Z513 to receive the curved fastener lip or hook Z3 of the clamp member D of the saddle.

I claim l. A metallic running board saddle for railway cars, comprising a base member having a converging bottom plate shaped to fit the sloping sides of the car roof at the crown thereof and provided with a straight flat upper flange to receive and support the ruiming boards, and a separate piece removable upper member adapted to embrace and clamp the running boards to the base member, substantially as specified.

2. A metallic running board saddle for railway cars, comprising a base member having a converging bottom plate shaped to fit the sloping sides of the car roof at the crown thereof and provided with a straight fiat upper flange to receive and support the running boards, and a separate piece removable upper member adapted to embrace and clamp the running boards to the base member, said base member and upper member having interengaging fastener devices for locking or securing the two parts together, substantially as specified.

3. A metallic running board saddle for railway cars, comprising a base member having a converging bottom plate shaped to fit the sloping sides of the car roof at the crown thereofl and provided with a straight flat upper flange to receive and support the running boards, and a separate piece removable upper member adapted to embrace and clamp the running boards to the base member, said base member and upper memberY having interengaging fastener devices for locking or securing the two parts together, and said base member being provided with upwardly projecting flanges to confine and separate the ruiming boards, substantially as specified. y

4. A metallic running board saddle for the meeting ends of running board planks comprising a base member having a bottom plate fitting the sloping sides of the car roof at the center or crown thereof and provided with an integral straight fiat top plate to support the running boards and provided with upwardly projecting transverse flanges to separate the running board planks, said transverse flanges having slots therein and a removable clamp member having an upright web fitting in the slots of said transverse flanges of the base member, substantially as specified. Y e

5. A metallic yrunning board saddle for the meeting ends of running board planks Vcomprising a base member having a bottoni plate fitting the sloping 'sides of the car roof at the center or crown thereof and provided with an integral straight flat top plate to support the running boards and provided with upwardly projecting transverse flanges to separate the running board planks, said transverse flanges having slots therein and a removable clamp member having an upright web fitting in the slots of said transverse flangesof the base member, said base member having at its ends fastener lugs and said clamp member having at its ends fastener devices fitting between the fastener lugs of saidY base member, substantially as specified.

6. A metallic running board saddle for the meeting ends of running board planks comprising a base member having a bottom plate tting the sloping sides of the car roof at the center or crown thereof and provided with an integral straight fiat top plate to support the lrunning boards and provided with upwardly projecting transverse flanges f to Separate the running board planks, said transverse flangesv havingl slots therein, a removable clamp member having an upright web fitting vin the slots of said transverse flanges of the base member, said base member having at its ends fastener lugs, and said clamp member having at its ends fastener devices fitting between the fastener lugs of said base member, the fastener lugs at one end of the base member. having an integral cross pin, substantially as specified. 7. In a metallic running board saddle, the combination with a base member upon which the running board planks rest, ofa removable clamp member. embracing the gunning board planks, substantially as specied.

8. In a metallic running board saddle, ,the combination with a base member upon which the running board planks rest, of a removable clamp member embracing the running board planks, said base member and clamp member having interengaging fasteners, substantially as specified.

9. In a metallic running board saddle, the combination with a base'member upon which the running board planks rest, of a removable clamp member embracing the running board planks, -one yof said members having an upright web and the other having slots Eo dreceive said web, substantially as specie f I -l0. In a metallic running board saddle, the combination with a base member upon which the running board' planks rest, of a removable clamp membery embracingy the running board planks, one of saidy members IIC having at its ends depending fastener lugs,

and the other of said members having at its ends slots to receive said depending lugs, substantially as specified.

11. In a metallic running board saddle, the combination with a base member upon which the running board planks rest, of a removable clamp member embracing the running board planks, one of said members having an open fastener hook at one end thereof and the other of said members having a fastener opening to receive said hook, substantially as specified.

12.111 a metallic running board saddle, the combination with a base member upon Which the running board planks rest, of a removable clamp member embracing the running board planks, said base member having at one end fastener lugs furnished with an integral cross pin, and said clamp member having at one end a depending hook adapted to engage said cross pin and fastener lugs, substantially as specified.

13. In a metallic running board saddle, the combination with a base member upon vvhich the running board planks rest, of a removable clamp member embracing the running board planks, said base member having at one end fastener lugs furnished with an integral cross pin, and said clamp member having at one end a depending hook adapted to engage said cross pin and fastener lugs, said base and clamp members having at one end thereof interfitting lugs and a connecting bolt extending through said lugs, substantially as specified.

14. In a car roof, the combination with a ruiming board composed of a plurality of planks placed end to end, of a. metallic saddle for the meeting ends of the running board planks comprising a base member against Which thc ends of the running board upon Which he ends of the running board `planks rest iarovided with upwardly projecting flanges to confine and separate the running board planks, and a removable clamp member having an upright Web planks abut, and provided With horizontal flanges overlapping the ends of the running board planks, substantially as specied.

. l5. `In a car roof, the combination with a running board composed of a plurality of planks placed end to end, of a metallic saddle for the meeting ends of the running board planks comprising a base member upon which the ends of the running board planks rest provided With upwardly pr0- jecting flanges to confine and separate .the running board planks, and a removable clamp member having an upright Web against which the ends of the running board planks abut, and provided With horizontal flanges overlapping the ends of the running board planks, said base member having at its ends slots, and said clamp member having at its ends depending lugs fitting in said slots, substantially as specified.

16. In a. car roof, the combination with a running board composed of a plurality of planks placed end to end, of a metallic saddle for the meeting ends of the running board planks comprising a base member upon which the ends of the running board planks rest, provided With upwardly projecting flanges to confine and separate the running board planks, and a removable clamp member having an upright Web against which the ends of the running board planks abut, and provided With horizontal flanges overlapping the ends of the running board planks said base member having at its ends slots, and said clamp member having at its ends depending lugs fitting in said slots, said base member having at one end projecting lugs connected by a cross pin and at its other end projecting lugs, and said clamp member having at one end a depending open hook, and at its other end a depending lug furnished with an eye to receive a connecting bolt, substantially as specified.

CHARLES J. NASH.

Witnesses I-I. M. MUNDAY, ESTHER ABRAMS. 

